A progressive film festival would do almost anything to respect a union boycott of the Hilton this May — except lose over a half million dollars in penalties. The union will accept nothing less.

What role is Reverend Sun Myung Moon – major media mogul and motivating force behind the Washington Times daily newspaper, the United Press International news service, and many other journalistic properties – playing in the ongoing nuclear negotiations between North Korea’s leaders and the Bush Administration?

The silly “are bloggers journalists?” debate continues to rage. In this Los Angeles Times commentary, Rory O’Connor suggests we should be debating instead how our newly transformed news environment can best function.

Do they represent a “new chapter in media criticism?” Or are they merely “classless, low-rent, no-talent clowns?” Self-described “carnival barkers,” the Newsbreakers are serious about the need to reform our broken media system…. and all they want is “better-quality news!”